DCRUG Annual Meeting (Virtual)

Friday, October 25th, 2024

9:30am – 2:45pm EST

Registration is now open for the DC Regional User Group (DCRUG) Annual Meeting, to be held virtually on Friday, October 25th, 2024. Though the regional group represents Ex Libris users from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, the annual meeting is open and free to all Ex Libris users.

Registration Form : https://forms.gle/ArcYLak1cUFcrXts5

Our schedule includes updates from the ELUNA Steering Committee and Ex Libris, discussion of DC RUG business, followed by four Alma-focused presentations. A comprehensive schedule with presentation summaries can be viewed here.

A snapshot of the schedule can be found below. Take note that the meeting schedule is for Eastern Standard Time.

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Schedule

9:30a - 9:35a	Welcome & Opening Remarks \| DCRUG Co-Chairs, Shane Hickey (American University) and Mary Beth Holm (VCU)
9:35a - 10:10a	ELUNA Updates \| ELUNA Steering Committee
10:10a - 10:45a	Ex Libris Updates \| Ex Libris representative
10:45a - 11:05a	DCRUG Name & Future In-Person Meetings
11:05a - 11:20a	Break
11:20a - 11:55a	Migration to Primo VE: Communicating Change and Responding to Feedback \| Benjamin Bradley, Matthew Cain, & Andrea Schuba (University of Maryland)
11:55a - 12:30p	MARC Records with ChatGPT: Lessons Learned \| John Kimbrough (Georgetown University)

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1:30p - 2:05p	An OpenAthens Migration Story: Lessons Learned \| Ruth Bueter, Chris Gross, Brian McDonald, & JoLinda Thompson (George Washington University)
2:05p - 2:40p	Fulfillment Configuration: From Beginning to End \| Patrick Cassidy & Amy Hathaway (Union College)
2:40p - 2:45p	Closing Remarks \| DCRUG Co-Chairs, Shane Hickey (American University) and Mary Beth Holm (VCU)

Please submit your registration by Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024; there is no registration fee.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Shane Hickey (shickey@american.edu, American University), DCRUG Co-chair

Mary Beth Holm (holmm@vcu.edu, VCU), DCRUG Co-chair

Mary Beth Holm

Electronic Resources Librarian

Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Libraries

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Email: holmm@vcu.edu

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